Avid RPG fans might want to check out these old-school games. They are available relatively cheaply from Steam. They are a bit of a twist on the traditional RPG in that your "party members" aren't characters, but hordes of various types of combat troops/magical monsters. Thus combat is part traditional turn-based RPG-style combat and part turn-based strategy/tactical game. The artwork is generally excellent. The storyline is revealed through a lot of lengthy dialogue boxes. The game engine is similar to that in Diablo 2 or Torchlight or Fate, except that it is turn-based.

These games lack the incredible charm of the Aveyond games, but are great at what they try to do. Decent storytelling, great graphics, and a re-thinking of the traditional combat system all adds up to a big winner.

By the way, I loved Torchlight. And I say that as someone who HATES real-time combat.

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